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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
 Posted - 17 Nov 2008 : 17:32:25
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Originally posted by The Sage
Disclaimer:- My vote was in no way influenced by the co-incidental choice of Erik Scott de Bie's avatar image. 
Oh SURE it wasn't.
(The power of RED WIZARD compels you!)
Ironically, I wasn't the biggest Edwin fan--not that I didn't like him, I was just nonplussed.
Probably actually would have liked him more (from an RP perspective) if he was another romance choices aside from Amonen(sp!)--would have worked out for my first BGII character (a female CN elf rogue, ahem!).
Here's a story about my second and longer-running BGII character, who was a paladin . . . and though all three of the potential love interests were in my party, I decided it worked fine, because he was a SUNITE paladin. 
First off, he (as a LG character) was naturally drawn to Aerie, though as noted in a previous post, he made a slight mistake with her romantic path (whoops!). The second part of this story is that soon after she sort of "broke-up" with my PC, Aerie got into a fight with Viconia, who totally wiped the floor with her.
(Neat how interparty conflicts can come to blows at times, and the bad guys almost always win!  )
You know, I never actually met Drizzt in either BGI or BGII. Guess I just never got around to it--the games were just so vast in scope that without a strategy guide, you could just wander aimlessly forever, cleaning out goblins/orcs/gibberlings. What's Drizzt like in the game?
Cheers
And a brief PS:
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Dogs are more fun to play with.
Well, if you like pain . . . (cat: [claw-claw-bite] you: ow!)
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Dogs are easier to interact with.
Well, it depends on your priorities . . . (cat: ok, love me, love me, i hate you, hiss [slash] you: ow!)
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Dogs are capable of learning what not to do.
Oh, cats KNOW what you don't want them to do . . . they just don't care (cat: he doesn't like it when I lie down on his face while he sleeps? meh! [plop] you: murfl!) |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2008 : 18:38:18
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
You know, I never actually met Drizzt in either BGI or BGII. Guess I just never got around to it--the games were just so vast in scope that without a strategy guide, you could just wander aimlessly forever, cleaning out goblins/orcs/gibberlings. What's Drizzt like in the game?
Basically a super hero who deals lots of those hits where you blow up in many pieces and can't be ressurected (which is great when he teams up briefly with you in both games but can be frustrating if you're out to kill him  ) |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
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Kilvan
Senior Scribe
Canada
894 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2008 : 18:49:13
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| He's mad at you if you named you character Drizzt or if you have some of his gear (taken via cheat or by importing your BG1 file after having killed and looted him). Beside that, he's with Bruenor, Cattie-Brie and Regis and they are looking for Aegis fang, which they lost somehow. He will team up with you (not in the party) in your attempt to kill Bodhi. Nice cameo, better than Jarlaxle's in the drow city. Artemis Entreri was also supposed be allied with Bodhi if you accepted Drizzt help, but he was removed before the release for some reason. He can be summoned (and killed of course) with another cheat. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2008 : 19:00:29
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Wooly: Those cat pictures are so cuuuuuuuute!
Erik: I'm a bit surprised you didn't meet Drizzt in BG2, because the game forces you to meet him (in Chapter 6, when you are heading back to fight Bodhi). You can be friendly with him and accept his help, decline his help (I think), attack him and take his stuff, and so forth. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2008 : 19:02:16
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-Cats rule, Dogs drool!
- JK I like doggies too! Cats are just so darn curious, while a dog wants you to just "rub my belly". 
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2008 : 19:23:53
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Originally posted by Brimstone
-Cats rule, Dogs drool!
- JK I like doggies too! Cats are just so darn curious, while a dog wants you to just "rub my belly".
BRIMSTONE
Kali drools if you scratch her just right, and she's the only one of our three cats that willingly lets you scratch her belly. Oreo scratches anyone trying to scratch his belly, and Umi bites your hand and twists away. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2008 : 19:44:51
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| Your cats all look like big fuzzy meatballs. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2008 : 20:49:24
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Erik: I'm a bit surprised you didn't meet Drizzt in BG2, because the game forces you to meet him (in Chapter 6, when you are heading back to fight Bodhi).
Hmm. I just didn't get as far as chapter 6, now that I think of it. Drowning in side-quests!
(And in the BG games, that's not such a bad way to go.)
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2008 : 01:56:30
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Hmm. I just didn't get as far as chapter 6, now that I think of it. Drowning in side-quests!
(And in the BG games, that's not such a bad way to go.)
Cheers
Ah, I see. I highly recommend going back and finishing the game, and playing the expansion/finale, Throne of Bhaal, if you ever have the time and the inclination. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Misery
Acolyte
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Posted - 18 Nov 2008 : 02:04:59
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Playing the good guy through throne of Bhaal was not pleasing too me come ending time, but thats a personal issue I had. Being bad was pleasant though :D
... why is it always pleasant to be the bad guy? |
... can I still be a bad A and like kittens? |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2008 : 12:21:02
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Ah, I see. I highly recommend going back and finishing the game, and playing the expansion/finale, Throne of Bhaal, if you ever have the time and the inclination.
I also recommend it. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2008 : 16:19:01
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Update: I stopped in to thank/curse you guys for tempting me into BG2 again.
Man, I like this game.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2008 : 16:57:17
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| I'm so happy to hear you're enjoying it! |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2008 : 18:02:20
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| Sorry Erik. I myself got tempted to go through it another time over the summer (t'was my 4th or 5th time through the whole game). I think the game is/will be a timeless classic. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2008 : 18:02:43
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Oh definitely!
I enjoyed it immensely the first two times I played it--I just couldn't manage more than 10 hours or so of free time. Probably won't be any different this time around, but hey.
Anyone care to hazard a guess as to the name of my PC?
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2008 : 18:04:41
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Anyone care to hazard a guess as to the name of my PC?
Hmmm, well that depends on the Race/Class/Sex of your character  |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2008 : 19:49:09
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Anyone care to hazard a guess as to the name of my PC?
Cheers
I'm going to guess that it's either Jhusdhui the Cleric or Enhifhupwq the Thief.
Five points to anyone who knows where those names came from! |
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Zapato
Acolyte
Netherlands
38 Posts |
Posted - 25 Nov 2008 : 20:49:38
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I'd have to agree on Minsc & Boo...
"Minsc will lead with blade and boot! Boo will take care of the details."
"The bigger they are, the harder I hit!"
"Jump on my sword while you can evil, I won't be as gentle!"
"Ooo, squirrels, Boo! I know I saw them! Quick, throw nuts!"
"Fear not! I will inspire you all by charging blindly on!"
"Go for the eyes Boo, GO FOR THE EYES!! RrraaaAAGHGHH!!!"
"Boo must have his exercise, let's he bite us all in hard to reach places"
He's my favorite DnD game character. Well...with the exception of Morte ofcourse from the Planescape: Torment game  . |
"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women."
-Conan the barbarian on what is best in life |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2008 : 00:48:55
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Originally posted by Alisttair
Hmmm, well that depends on the Race/Class/Sex of your character
Well she's a girl. And a swashbuckler. 
(See? Now that just makes it too obvious!  )
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
USA
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2008 : 03:26:41
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Hillary S w a n k?
???
Her last name is a naughty word??????? |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Lord Karsus
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 27 Nov 2008 : 04:38:58
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Dagnirion is correct. Though, this particular word has become so common here in Australia as to enter into the "public slang" -- to the point where it has lost much of its derogatory meaning.
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2008 : 15:59:15
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I've been known to use the word s-w-a-n-k-y, from time to time, and the boards auto-correct it.
And nevermind about the character. It's not as obvious as I originally thought.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Misery
Acolyte
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Posted - 29 Nov 2008 : 07:05:20
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
I've been known to use the word s-w-a-n-k-y, from time to time, and the boards auto-correct it.
And nevermind about the character. It's not as obvious as I originally thought.
Cheers
I was gonna say Fox-at-Twilight |
... can I still be a bad A and like kittens? |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 29 Nov 2008 : 16:41:45
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Ahem. Ok, maybe a little obvious.
(Gold star to Misery!)
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Misery
Acolyte
27 Posts |
Posted - 29 Nov 2008 : 20:19:58
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| ... I've got mad skills :) |
... can I still be a bad A and like kittens? |
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